— In Kentucky, the Supreme Court of Kentucky applied sovereign immunity from liability to a county board of education for allegations of assault and battery while its employees were intervening and separating students who were fighting in a hallway. One…
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Safety Law News for February 15, 2023
— In Pennsylvania, the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania held that the educational financing system of the Pennsylvania Department of Education violates the rights of students to receive, “a meaningful opportunity to succeed academically, socially, and civically, which requires that all…
Safety Law News for February 13, 2023
— In Louisiana, the Court of Appeal of Louisiana upheld the conviction of a teacher for simple battery, occurring when the teacher retaliated against a nine-year old special needs student who swung his backpack into the air, striking the teacher…
Safety Law News for February 8, 2023
— In Texas, the United States District Court ruled that school officials were not liable to a student whose injuries came at the hands of a sexually abusive teacher. The court held that the legal standard for a Title IX…
Safety Law News for February 3, 2023
— In Indiana, the Court of Appeals of Indiana, affirmed the conviction of a parent for disrupting campus and failing to comply with the requests of school officials. The court ruled that the felony of criminal trespass was appropriate because…
Safety Law News for January 25, 2023
— In New York, the Supreme Court, Appellate Division, affirmed the dismissal of a case brought by parents of a student who committed suicide. Prior to his death, the student placed a post on social media, declaring that he had…
Safety Law News for January 6, 2023
— In Florida, the United States Court of Appeals held that school officials’ policy of separating school bathrooms based on biological sex did not violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment nor did it violate the statutory requirements…
Safety Law News for January 4, 2023
— In New Jersey, the United States District Court refused to dismiss a lawsuit brought by a student who alleged discrimination and a hostile environment when school officials failed to intervene despite multiple incidents of race-based harassment. The court ruled…
Safety Law News for January 3, 2023
— In California, the United States Court of Appeals ruled that school officials did not violate the First Amendment rights of students for discipling them for off-campus Internet posts that amounted to “severe bullying or harassment targeting particular classmates.” The…
Safety Law News for November 15, 2022
— In New York, the United States District Court refused to dismiss a lawsuit brought by parents of a student assaulted by fellow students on campus. The federal court held that although the lawsuit asserted a non-federal claim (a negligence…